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Mary Carroll High School, often referred to as Carroll, is one of six high schools that are part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District.

History

Opened in 1957, Mary Carroll High School is currently the second largest and third oldest school in the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school is named for the Corpus Christi Independent School District's first female superintendent. Carroll has moved to a new site and opened a new campus as of August, 2022.

School Motto
Educandi fortitudo. Eliminare infirmitate.

Administrative

Carroll's operating budget for the 2009–2010 school year was $13,557,830.00. Their attendance rate for 2008-2009 was 94.0%.^[3]

Ethnicity

Mary Carroll's ethnicity distribution for the 2009–2010 school year was 64.7% Hispanic, 25.0% White, 6.7% African-American, 3.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and .4% Native American.^[3]

Notable alumni

Cliff Pennington, Major League infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Jeremy Jordan, Broadway actor, nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Newsies
Gina M. Benavides, Justice, Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals
Brooks Kieschnick,^[4] an American baseball player
Terry Labonte,^[5] an American NASCAR driver
Bobby Labonte,^[5] an American NASCAR driver
Chris Richardson, a former member of the Harlem Globetrotters
Paula DeAnda,^[6] an American musician
Mando Saenz, an American singer and songwriter
Phil Blackmar, professional golfer on PGA Tour
Carl Greenwood, professional football player in NFL

References

^ "Carroll High School Administration Directory". Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CARROLL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Longhorn Legends: Brooks Kieschnick Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Caller Times: Guess Who Went to High School Around Here Sunday October 21, 2001.
^ Hinojosa, Cassandra. "Music's next 'It Girl'?" Caller Times. August 27, 2006.

External links

Official website

[1] "Carroll High School Administration Directory". Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

[NCES-2] "CARROLL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[School_Report_Card:_Mary_Carroll_High_School-3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Brooks_Keichnick-4] Longhorn Legends: Brooks Kieschnick Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

[Caller_Times-5] Caller Times: Guess Who Went to High School Around Here Sunday October 21, 2001.

[Caller_Times2-6] Hinojosa, Cassandra. "Music's next 'It Girl'?" Caller Times. August 27, 2006.

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Education in Nueces County, Texas
Public high schools
Agua Dulce ISD	Agua Dulce High
Banquete ISD	Banquete High
Bishop ISD	Bishop High
Calallen ISD	Calallen High
Corpus Christi ISD	Mary Carroll Richard King Roy Miller Foy H. Moody W. B. Ray Veterans Memorial Collegiate
Flour Bluff ISD	Flour Bluff High
London ISD	London High
Port Aransas ISD	Port Aransas High
Robstown ISD	Robstown High
Tuloso-Midway ISD	Tuloso-Midway High
West Oso ISD	West Oso High
Private high schools
Religious high schools	Incarnate Word Academy St. John Paul II High School
Tertiary
Four year	Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Community college	Del Mar College
Some areas are within Aransas Pass ISD; its high school is not in Nueces County Driscoll ISD does not operate any high schools La Gloria Independent School District was initially of Nueces County when it was established in 1909, but moved to Jim Wells County with its new name as of 1911.